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Swapping Sky Cards possible?

  • 16-02-2009 10:17pm
    #1
    medoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 981 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    Sorry if this has been asked before , I'm sure it has but couldnt find it . I work away from home and am staying in a house with a free to air sat box. I was wondering if I bought a Sky box on Ebay could I bring my card from my box at home and see my channels. I dont want to bring my own box with me. Does it do any harm to the boxes to keep swapping cards. Any advice on what to buy on ebay.

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    ian.k
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭ian.k


    Have been doing that for a few years now. You won't be able to get any extra subscriptions you have with the second box, so no movies/sports. Just don't do it for too long at a time though because if the card is out of its original box for too long it'll die and need to be reactivated by calling sky.:rolleyes:


  • #3
    ian.k
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭ian.k


    ...oh and any sky box on ebay should be ok but it'd be better get a recent one as some of the old ones were quite slow.


  • #4
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    ian.k wrote: »
    Have been doing that for a few years now. You won't be able to get any extra subscriptions you have with the second box, so no movies/sports. Just don't do it for too long at a time though because if the card is out of its original box for too long it'll die and need to be reactivated by calling sky.:rolleyes:

    How long is max time to keep a card in another box as i inted on taking mine ot my apartment in Spain soon for 5 days?


  • #5
    ian.k
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭ian.k


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    How long is max time to keep a card in another box as i inted on taking mine ot my apartment in Spain soon for 5 days?

    Honestly couldn't say, but i've definitely done it for more than a week with no probs. It's not the end of the world if it does get cut off.. just call and say the box was plugged out or something:D


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